Explanatory Notes

Consumer Rights Act 2015

2015 CHAPTER 15

26 March 2015

Commentary on Sections

Part 3 Miscellaneous and General

Chapter 2: Competition
Summary and Background

417.This Chapter deals with the scope and operation of the Competition Appeals Tribunal. It introduces provisions to make it easier for consumers and businesses to gain access to redress where there has been an infringement of antitrust provisions (“competition law”), and addresses the unintended barriers in the current process to the appointment of Scottish and Northern Irish judges to sit as chairmen in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).